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AlVic40117560_ t1_j9dpgqr wrote

Get a full night of sleep. Sticking to a rigid sleep schedule will help a lot with that. Even on days off, don’t stay up late and sleep in. If you want extra sleep, go to bed earlier. Don’t sleep in later.

But also, faking it works with the happier and upbeat part. I remember in high school, most days I’d be tired when I was going in and not ready for the day. I would look at myself in the mirror, fake a smile, and say “todays going to be a great day!” I would actually feel a lot better afterwards and go on to have a pretty great day.

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BootBitch13 t1_j9dosk3 wrote

Hey OP I was in your shoes just a couple weeks ago. I ordered one of those sunrise clocks ($35 knockoff.) Used it a week straight but it never actually woke me up.

The next week, I ordered a cheap vibrating wrist alarm. I love it. Been using it since.

It wakes me up enough to actually commit to getting up. So now I only have my wrist alarm, and a back up alarm I haven't needed yet.

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Nubianstarship t1_j9dkb3r wrote

This will sound very dumb, but if I wanna feel happy, I put on my earbuds when I wake up, put on some happy music and I pretend I'm the protagonist of a movie and this is the montage scene that starts my movie.

Another thing is to treat yourself in the morning. When I used to still live with my parents, they weren't big fans of a nutritious breakfast, but I was. So I would wake up early to make myself a very nice breakfast just for me, the way I like it and watch a show or something.

Sleep 8 hours is essential too, it might not make you happier, but I will definitely help you to avoid feeling like crap.

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